Grünberg, Hesse
# Grünberg, Hesse

Grünberg (German pronunciation: (listen)) is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hessen, Germany. In 1980, the town hosted the 20th Hessentag state festival.

## Geography

Grünberg is situated 20 km (12 mi) east of Gießen.

### Neighbouring communities

To the north Grünberg borders the municipality Rabenau and the town Homberg (Ohm) (Vogelsbergkreis), to the east the municipality Mücke (Vogelsbergkreis), to the south the town Laubach and to the west the municipality Reiskirchen.

### Constituent communities

The town of Grünberg also consists of the nearby villages of Beltershain, Göbelnrod, Harbach, Klein-Eichen, Lardenbach, Lehnheim, Lumda, Queckborn, Reinhardshain, Stangenrod, Stockhausen, Weickartshain and Weitershain.

## International relations

* Condom, southwestern France – since 1973
* Mrągowo, northeastern Poland – since 1993

## Education

* Theo-Koch-School, Grünberg – integrated comprehensive school with sixth form
* primary school Am Diebsturm, Grünberg
* primary school Sonnenberg, Stangenrod
* Gallus-School, Grünberg

## Transport

Grünberg has a junction of the Bundesautobahn 5. There are stations on the Vogelsberg Railway (Vogelsbergbahn) in the town of Grünberg (Grünberg station) and the villages Göbelnrod (Göbelnrod station) and Lehnheim (Lehnheim station).

## Gallery

* Tower in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
* This is a scan of the historical document: Title: Grünberg - Topographia Hassiae language: German
* Street in Grünberg, Germany
* Tower in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
* Town hall in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
* Detail of town hall in Grünberg in Hessen, Germany
* Sporthotel/Sportschule Grünberg, July 2010
